A vibraphone is a musical instrument you hit. It is a set of flat metal bars laid out like the white and black keys of a piano, with a metal tube hanging under each bar, and the player strikes the bars with soft mallets — sticks with a round wool or yarn head. It looks like a xylophone but is made of metal, so the sound is sweet, ringing and bell-like rather than woody and dry.

A vibraphonevibraphone is是 a musical instrument you hit一種用敲的樂器。It是 a set of flat metal bars它是一排扁平的金屬條，laid out like the white and black keys of a piano排列得像鋼琴的黑白鍵，with a metal tube hanging under each bar每根金屬條下面都掛著一根金屬管，and the player strikes the bars with soft mallets演奏者用軟槌敲打這些金屬條——sticks with a round wool or yarn head槌頭是圓形羊毛或毛線做的。It looks like a xylophone它外型很像木琴，but is made of metal但是用金屬做的，so the sound is sweet, ringing and bell-like所以聲音甜美、響亮，像鐘聲，rather than woody and dry而不是木頭那種乾乾的聲音。

Its special trick is where the name comes from. A small electric motor spins little discs inside the tubes, opening and closing them many times a second, and this makes the held note pulse gently — wavering, shimmering, breathing in and out. The player can turn that motor on or off, and speed it up or slow it down.

Its special trick它特別的機關 is where the name comes from就是這個名字的由來。A small electric motor一個小馬達 spins little discs inside the tubes讓管子裡的小圓片轉動，opening and closing them many times a second一秒鐘開合好幾次，and this makes the held note pulse gently這會讓延長的音符微微地脈動——wavering, shimmering, breathing in and out忽強忽弱、閃爍、像一呼一吸。The player can turn that motor on or off演奏者可以把那個馬達開或關，and speed it up or slow it down也可以讓它轉快或轉慢。

There is also a foot pedal, like a piano's, to let notes ring on or cut them off. You hear the vibraphone most in jazz, where it is often called simply the vibes, and players are called vibraphonists or just vibes players.

There is also a foot pedal還有一個腳踏板，like a piano's就像鋼琴的踏板，to let notes ring on or cut them off可以讓音符延續或立刻停止。You hear the vibraphone most in jazz你最常在爵士樂裡聽到vibraphone，where it is often called simply the vibes在那裡它常常直接被叫做vibes，and players are called vibraphonists or just vibes players演奏者則叫vibraphonist或vibes player。

It is also common in film music when a scene wants to feel dreamy, cool, or slightly unreal.

It is also common in film music它在電影配樂裡也很常見，when a scene wants to feel dreamy, cool, or slightly unreal當畫面想營造夢幻、酷，或有點不真實的感覺時。

It is a countable noun: a vibraphone, two vibraphones. The everyday short form, vibes, takes a plural verb: "the vibes sound great".

It is a countable noun它是可數名詞：a vibraphone, two vibraphonesa vibraphone、two vibraphones。The everyday short form, vibes日常的簡稱vibes takes a plural verb動詞要用複數："the vibes sound great""the vibes sound great"。